7/1/09

More Bad News on America's Obesity Epidemic

The Trust for America's Health has released a new study entitled F as in Fat  2009.  Below is a map showing obesity rates among States:

Mississippi had the highest adult obesity rate (32.5%), but four other States weren't far behind: West Virginia (31.2 %), Alabama (31.1 %) and Tennessee (30.2 %).  Eight of the ten fattest States are in the South.

The study also showed childhood obesity has tripled since 1980:

You can read the whole study here: F as in Fat 2009.

1 comments:

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